Found this cutie on our ride yesterday at the Weedpatch (San Clemente) on a dead branch of a coastal oak. I'm pretty sure it's a Lion's Mane, which are edible and considered to be excellent--but this one was a little past its prime.

Why?

Because we like the taste of freedom; because we like the smell of danger. ~ E. Abbey

Mushroom ID

I enjoy hunting and collecting, IDing and consuming wild mushrooms. I also take friends out on forays to get them started.
As there isn't a way to comment on every photo individually, I'm going to pass on identifying all of these.
You've got jack-o-lanterns, Cortinarius, oysters, Amanitas, Clitocybes, honey mushrooms, suillus, boletes, etc.
A couple of them are misidentified, but I don't think anyone will take that information and harm themselves.

I'm an avid mountain biker, and live in Felton, so if anyone's in the area and would like to learn more about the fungi of the Santa Cruz area, hit me up and we'll roll out on a fungus ride.
We'll get a good workout and stop for interesting specimens.
It can be rewarding in a culinary sense as well as financially--several of them you can sell at local markets or restaurants, with a bit of knowledge.
Looking forward to it.
--Paul Miller
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